24 109. How is the process of identifying core competency of children and developing the Child Competency Index going? What does the policy mean in terms of safeguarding the rights of the child? Issue 32. Parents’ Responsibilities 1) Current status 110. The revision to the Civil Act in 2014 enhances parens patriae on various occasions; however, a gap might arise in protecting a child due to the lack of seamless connection between suspension of parental authority and commencement of guardian of the minor. While a head of local government may request for the appointment of a guardian for the minor, anyone seldom, if ever, files a request, making the procedure of appointing a guardian highly impractical. Foster parents are subject to a highly complicated procedure in order to be appointed as a guardian for fostered minor. Foster parents who are not guardians are not recognized as in loco parentis; they are not credited as a legal representative of fostered minor. 111. The guardianship itself, furthermore, is not strong enough to provide legal protection for children. For example, guardians do not have the authority to agree on common or critical medical treatments for children. 2) Questions 112. Do foster parents or guardians of the minor have an enough authority to protect them? 113. What is the gap of authority in protecting children and how can it be addressed? Issue 33. Assistance to Parents: Parenting Education 1) Current status 114. The government is offering parenting education via Health Family Support Center, Support Center for Childcare, and Parents Support Center. 2) Questions 115. Is parenting information for children's life cycle in accordance with their growth and